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William Whaley

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Biography

Godson of William Helyar (q.v.). Sailed to Jamaica in 1671 where Cary Helyar appointed him book-keeper of the newly formed Bybrook estate. Whaley inherited a moity of Bybrook on the death of Cary Helyar in July 1672 but conveyed the property to William Helyar, along with Cary Helyar's debts. Whaley managed Bybrook until his death in July 1676.


Sources

J. Harry Bennett (1966). 'William Whaley, planter of seventeenth-century Jamaica', William and Mary Quarterly, 40(2) 113-124.

Associated Estates (3)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1671 [EA] - → Book-keeper
Bybrook [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-Vale ]

Cary Helyar appointed Whaley as book-keeper after his arrival in 1671.

1672 [SY] - 1676 [EY] → Manager
Bybrook [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-Vale ]

Manager from the death of Cary Helyar in July 1672 until Whaley's own death in July 1676.

05/07/1672 [SD] - 15/08/1673 [ED] → Joint owner
Bybrook [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-Vale ]

Whaley inherited a moity of Bybrook on the death of Cary Helyar. He conveyed the property to William Helyar, along with Cary Helyar's debts.

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Cary Helyar
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